Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna del Piano 2007 3L OWC

Valdicava's Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna del Piano 2007 in a 3-litre double magnum, packed in its original wooden case. Madonna del Piano is the estate's single-vineyard Riserva from the Montosoli hill in northern Montalcino.

About This Wine

Madonna del Piano is made only as a Riserva from old Sangiovese vines on the estate's best parcel. The soils mix galestro with clay and limestone, and the vineyard is organically farmed. James Suckling has described the wine as structured and tannic yet polished, with dark fruit and a fresh porcini note that shows both young and old. The double magnum format should keep this wine developing slowly for many years.

Tasting Profile

• Nose: Black cherry, plum and porcini, with cedar, dried herbs and a little menthol.
• Palate: Concentrated and polished, with ripe dark fruit and firm, fine tannin.
• Finish: Long, with spice, earth and a mineral freshness.

Serving & Food

Stand upright for two days and decant an hour or two before pouring at 17°C into large glasses. The 3L should be drinking well from now into the late 2030s. Serve with slow-roasted lamb shoulder, porcini tagliatelle, or aged pecorino di Pienza.

How to Enjoy

A dinner for ten or more around Tuscan food, or a long-term cellar that wants one large Brunello.

Product Details

About the Winery

Valdicava dates from 1953, when Bramante Abbruzzese took up land in Montalcino where his ancestors had once farmed as sharecroppers. The estate lies on the Montosoli hill in the north of the zone, where breezes from the surrounding woods and shelter from Monte Amiata help the grapes ripen evenly.

Bramante's grandson Vincenzo Abbruzzese runs it today. He farms without chemical pesticides or fertilisers and keeps output to a few thousand cases across the Brunello, the Riserva and the Rosso di Montalcino.